What is the max HP our tranny can handle? I am just curious to know how far I can go before I have to start changing too many stock parts

 

I think ZZP Started to bend rods around ~430WHP

 

"Tranny"

 

more like clutch lol the first thing that gives in these things

 

the clutch will hold till ~350whp... now the internals pushing them will hold 530whp but in a month you will bend the rods... so may be 450whp you got your self in the "safe" field... remember all these depends on the tune and AFR...

 

340hp is the official number from gm on the clutch. Thats why the stage 1 kit only gets you 320 torque which in turn limits the the hp to 280 because we all know that hp and torque have a linear relationship.

 

What part of ''TRANNY'' everybody is not getting?

And thats hard to answer. Some guys pushes over 500 whp in ss/sc cars, but the lower final gear seems to helps them. Some also have blown them going from a roll, with a lot of power. It's all in how you drive it, with a bit of luck...

 

well I UNDERSTAND TRANSMISSION> but there are alot of parts to the transmission, lol.

 

Well, I should have said almost everybody.

 

first thing clutches are rated in torque not hp. Second if you know how to drive you won't have any problems with the tranny with what we have available.

 

I'm gonna NLS with a turbo swap ...

 

That'll be quite a show... but you'll only get to do it once.

Maybe you could pop a nicely sized NLS flame out of it though.

 

It will be fun man , Ill do a you tube video of my NLS at 30 PSI

 

clutch gives out around 360ish wtq? (start to slip)

Tranny.... well the tranny's @ ZZP saw 500whp but the clutch will take a **** long before that...

But you are gonna run out of fuel long before the clutch gives out... You are counting your chickens before they hatch here.

400ish WHP is where you will start running out of fuel.

So a fueling system fix is needed, either with Trifecta Trickery, or whatever you decide to use.

Then a good clutch ( I am going with Exedy Hyper Single)...

So if you can squeeze out 400whp (anymore than that you will need to do internals...

You see where this question is more of a loaded hypothetical question....

Don't need a turbo swap to do that... I do it all the time!

 

My clutch started slipping between 340-350wtq. I was able to put down highest 343wtq. More than that and the dyno curve did a loop. I have heard of others pushing near 390wtq and no issues with the clutch. Hit and miss I guess when it comes to replacement. To be safe, if you have the funds, I would get a new clutch when you're approaching 350wtq.

 

^^^ i pushed mine to 404wtq with the stock clutch...

 

I agree. The first pass every time at the track was my lowest 60. I think it just got to hot and slipped after that.

 

Im curious on how to fix the fueling issues! i want to do a GT30r turbo so bad but id like to wait till all the fuel issues are figured out. im hopeing ina year or so the fuel will have a fix!

 

I don't know how much power I'm making (HP tuned and catless DP), but clutch slips sometimes in 3rd. Wouldn't want to see what would happen in 5th haha.

 

I think no one cares to answer the tranny question because they havent blown yet.

 

Lulz. Very true...

 

yeah this is true! lol! i know every once in a great while ill smell my clutch a little bit. So ill probably end up getting a new clutch down the road soon, but i dont see the need for it now.

 

Ryan destroyed his LNF trans at about 480whp on his twincharge setup. It did the typical strip all the teeth off 3rd gear. This has happened to people at a lot less power, it just depends on how hard you shift.

 

Mine slips at 337wtq.

 

wow thats news to me. How shitty.

So a built tranny and rods are needed for high hp levels.

Then again though, who wants a 500 hp FWD car.....